What will Gilda’s psychic investigations uncover? Gilda and Juliet become friends, and are determined to solve the mystery of Melanie’s death. Splinter’s sister, Melanie, who committed suicide years before. Gilda arrives in San Francisco and soon discovers that the Splinters are living in a house haunted by the ghost of Mr. Splinter’s daughter, Juliet, company over the summer. Splinter’s ditzy assistant, Gilda is actually asked to come keep Mr. Splinter, in San Francisco and invites herself to stay for the summer.
Determined to have an adventure, Gilda contacts a distant relative, Mr. When her eight-grade year ends, Gilda is worried her summer won’t be as exciting as she’d hoped after her best friend goes away to camp. As a self-described “psychic investigator,” Gilda strives to use her natural abilities to solve mysteries of the paranormal, among her many other projects. Plot summary: Gilda Joyce lives a life of glamour and intrigue in Detroit, Michigan. Overall, this is a very enjoyable novel both for adults and tweens. I found myself feeling “creeped out” at times from the antics of the ghost of Aunt Melanie. Gilda is a very likable heroine and the mystery she and Juliet solve is actually quite interesting. Allison does a wonderful job, however, of lightening the mood with Gilda’s antics. The family relationships were quite heartbreaking at times. I was immediately aware of the underlying elements of the story, Gilda’s sadness over her father’s death, her strained family situation with her overworked mother and distant brother, and the coldness between Mr. Personal thoughts: I was surprised by how engrossing I found this novel. When she arrives, Gilda discovers an intriguing secret: her relative’s mansion is haunted! ISBN: 9780142406984.Īnnotation: Self-proclaimed “psychic investigator,” thirteen-year-old Gilda Joyce decides to visit her long lost uncle and his daughter in San Francisco.
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